Teejay

Gone Fishin'
Actually, I read a few times we have a skewed perception of this due to translation.
Both Portuguese and Ottoman had versatile fleets, with both types of vessels

I believe it had to do much to do with strategy than technology. The Portuguese developed a sea going empire which spanned the globe and needed a ways of effectively communicating and co-coordinating between bases separated by truly vast distances. The Portuguese had to come up with ideas which never existed before in order to meet this challenge.
 
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